Join Us for the Great North Run 2025!

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The Great North Run 2025 – Half Marathon

Event details

• Date: Sunday 7th September 2025
• Location: Newcastle, UK
• Entry fee: £30
• Fundraising Target: £350 minimum

We invite you to JOIN #TEAMOCDA!

By running for #TeamOCDA, you are helping us provide even more people with OCD with the vital support and information that helps them access the treatment they so desperately need.

You can help us to reduce, for even more people, the isolation that we know is all too often such a cruel result of OCD.

What is the Great North Run?

The Great North Run is the biggest half marathon in the world, and on every keen runner’s bucket list! You start in Newcastle, take in the stunning Tyne Bridge, and finish in coastal South Shields.

Places are highly sought after, so get yours soon to avoid disappointment!

Why Join our team?

Every runner will receive an OCD Action T-shirt and will be supporting you all the way with training tips, nutrition advice and everything you need to know about fundraising to help you reach your target.

We just ask you to commit to trying your very best to raise at least £350.

Register your place today!

To find out how to register for your place today, see our website: https://ocdaction.org.uk/get-involved/challenges/24415-2

Questions?

If you have any questions at all, please contact: fundraising@ocdaction.org.uk.

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Already have a place and want to run with #TeamOCDA? 

You can still support OCD Action! You can set your own fundraising target as you won’t need to raise our minimum fundraising amount. Every bit helps.

Just let us know by emailing us at fundraising@ocdaction.org.uk and we’ll send you an OCD Action T-shirt and all the support.

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Did you run with #TeamOCDA? 

If you ran as part of our team, or donated funds to someone who did or cheered your friends and family on from the sidelines – thank you all for supporting OCD Action!

Remember – Every bit you did helps: Whether you met your own fundraising target or raised our minimum fundraising amount, you should be proud of yourself!

If you’d like to know more about fundraising, email us at fundraising@ocdaction.org.uk and we’ll get in touch and tell you all about our support for fundraising.

And hopefully see you at Great North Run 2026!

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Other OCD-Related Support Services – Find Out More!

In addition to OCD Action, other organisations provide useful, reliable and relevant support for people with OCD and OCD-related conditions and their friends, families and carers. Find out more on our Resources page: https://ocdaction.org.uk/resources/

These are just some of the many organisations:

Maternal OCD: They provide help for women with perinatal obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a debilitating anxiety disorder, which is treatable. Maternal OCD’s aims are to:

• Raise awareness of perinatal OCD to healthcare professionals, mums to be/new mums, researchers and national decision-makers
• Provide information and support to mums and their families
• Encourage and support perinatal OCD research

BDD Foundation: Provides support for people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), a preoccupation with perceived defects/flaws in appearance, often cause excessive self-consciousness. The Foundation:

• explains that BDD is a treatable condition and how, with the right help, recovery is very possible.
• provides information on support and treatment services available to UK residents
• recognises that the BDD community is worldwide. They encourage everyone to seek help and support through online services that can be accessed anywhere.

Asto Clinics: Asto is a UK charity providing treatment based on what works for individuals living with OCD. Asto’s founder, Steve Turnock, suffered from severe OCD and is aware of how life-changing the right support can be.

International OCD Foundation: The IOCDF is a large nonprofit serving the OCD community world-wide, including family members and health professionals. The IOCDF is known for:

• Their mission – to ensure that no one affected by OCD and related disorders is alone. Their community provides help, healing and hope.
• Their vision – that everyone impacted by OCD and related disorders has access to effective treatment and support.
• Their work – providing up-to-date education and resources, quality professional training, and advancing research.

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